Goer, Sender or Disobedient?
8 hours ago
11.20.2009
SCHOOLING AND BIBLE READING:
Ben Redmond, a friend of mine who is youth leader extraordinaire at Westwinds CC in Jackson, MI, had this to say about how schooling negatively impacts the way we read our bibles.
11.18.2009
WHEN GOD CREATED POLICE OFFICERS:
When the Lord was creating police officers, he was into his sixth day of working overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You sure are doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”
And the Lord said, “Have you read the specs on this order?”
“A police officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle his uniform. He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day. He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands.”
The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands…no way.”
“It’s not the hands that are causing me problems,” said the Lord, “it’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”
“That’s on the standard model?” asked the angel.
The Lord nodded. “One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, ‘May I see what’s in there, sir?’ (When he already knows and wishes he’d taken that accounting job.)
“Another pair here in the side of his head for his partners’ safety.
“And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, ‘You’ll be all right ma’am,’ when he knows it isn’t so.”
“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve, “why don’t you rest and work on this tomorrow.”
“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck.”
The angel circled the model of the police officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.
“You bet,” said the Lord. “It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes; recite Miranda warnings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps its sense of humor.
“This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.”
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the police officer. “There’s a lead,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”
“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “it’s a tear.”
“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.
“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice.”
“You’re a genius,” said the angel.
The Lord looked somberly at the angel and said, “I’m no genius, I didn’t put the tear in his eye.”
-- “When God Created Police Officers” was printed several times in “American Police Beat” magazine over the past 17 years. This was transcribed verbatim from the December 2008 issue. Author is unknown.
And the Lord said, “Have you read the specs on this order?”
“A police officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle his uniform. He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day. He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands.”
The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands…no way.”
“It’s not the hands that are causing me problems,” said the Lord, “it’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”
“That’s on the standard model?” asked the angel.
The Lord nodded. “One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, ‘May I see what’s in there, sir?’ (When he already knows and wishes he’d taken that accounting job.)
“Another pair here in the side of his head for his partners’ safety.
“And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, ‘You’ll be all right ma’am,’ when he knows it isn’t so.”
“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve, “why don’t you rest and work on this tomorrow.”
“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck.”
The angel circled the model of the police officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.
“You bet,” said the Lord. “It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes; recite Miranda warnings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps its sense of humor.
“This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.”
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the police officer. “There’s a lead,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”
“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “it’s a tear.”
“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.
“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice.”
“You’re a genius,” said the angel.
The Lord looked somberly at the angel and said, “I’m no genius, I didn’t put the tear in his eye.”
-- “When God Created Police Officers” was printed several times in “American Police Beat” magazine over the past 17 years. This was transcribed verbatim from the December 2008 issue. Author is unknown.
11.17.2009
DEAR JENNA:
Dear Jenna,
Many years have passed and I can honestly say it looks like they have been good to you. I hope this letter finds you as well as you told Oprah you are.
Tonight, you told Oprah that you are proud of your life and have no regrets; that you have everything you could have ever dreamed of having: a beautiful waterfront mansion, top-of-the-line car and SUV, a yacht, you-name-it. If money can buy it, you probably have it. The Industry has profited you greatly.
I also heard you tell Oprah that you are proud of your accomplishments and that you have no regrets – that you live life without any regrets. But one comment struck me. You said you’re not sure how you’re going to tell your twins what you did as a young woman, although you did say you will tell them you love them very much. Good for you! I think there is a special bond between mother and child that no man will ever understand.
In rewinding your interview in my mind, I hope you will consider these brief words of mine.
All those top-dollar, spectacular possessions you own will soon fade away, given enough time. Like warm breath on a cold night, everything of this world will vanish in an instant. And if your hope is found in your things, your hope may very soon be dashed in an instant – a fire, an accident, a thief, who knows? The point is, they could all vanish tomorrow. Instead, I hope you will find hope in a lasting treasure sure to endure for all of eternity: life in Jesus Christ.
Your possessions can’t give you anything lasting in return for owning them: they don’t know you, they don’t love you, and they don’t care about you. But God does. He knows your happiness, and He knows your sadness. He knows your joy, and he knows your pain. He knows what is public, and He knows what is secret. He knows the number of hairs on your head, and He knew your name and your fame long before you did. And He loves you in spite of all that. Just as you love your children, God loves you and He wants you in His family.
So when life is all said and done, and you stand before God, what of yours will remain? What will you have? Your house? Cars? Yacht? Fame? None of it will impress the very One who blessed you with all those things. And rather than standing literally naked before the world, you will be standing figuratively naked before God – fully exposed. Jenna Jameson. To be judged. With nothing.
Your success, your possessions, your beauty will not save you from your sin. I don’t condemn you, and I hope others don’t either. We’re all guilty before the same God, and apart from Jesus Christ, only hopelessness remains. Won’t you please entrust the care of your immortal soul to Jesus Christ for eternal life? Won’t you please show your children the kind of love the Father in Heaven has shown you, by surrendering your life over to Him?
I will be praying for you, and you have my word on that.
Mike
Many years have passed and I can honestly say it looks like they have been good to you. I hope this letter finds you as well as you told Oprah you are.
Tonight, you told Oprah that you are proud of your life and have no regrets; that you have everything you could have ever dreamed of having: a beautiful waterfront mansion, top-of-the-line car and SUV, a yacht, you-name-it. If money can buy it, you probably have it. The Industry has profited you greatly.
I also heard you tell Oprah that you are proud of your accomplishments and that you have no regrets – that you live life without any regrets. But one comment struck me. You said you’re not sure how you’re going to tell your twins what you did as a young woman, although you did say you will tell them you love them very much. Good for you! I think there is a special bond between mother and child that no man will ever understand.
In rewinding your interview in my mind, I hope you will consider these brief words of mine.
All those top-dollar, spectacular possessions you own will soon fade away, given enough time. Like warm breath on a cold night, everything of this world will vanish in an instant. And if your hope is found in your things, your hope may very soon be dashed in an instant – a fire, an accident, a thief, who knows? The point is, they could all vanish tomorrow. Instead, I hope you will find hope in a lasting treasure sure to endure for all of eternity: life in Jesus Christ.
Your possessions can’t give you anything lasting in return for owning them: they don’t know you, they don’t love you, and they don’t care about you. But God does. He knows your happiness, and He knows your sadness. He knows your joy, and he knows your pain. He knows what is public, and He knows what is secret. He knows the number of hairs on your head, and He knew your name and your fame long before you did. And He loves you in spite of all that. Just as you love your children, God loves you and He wants you in His family.
So when life is all said and done, and you stand before God, what of yours will remain? What will you have? Your house? Cars? Yacht? Fame? None of it will impress the very One who blessed you with all those things. And rather than standing literally naked before the world, you will be standing figuratively naked before God – fully exposed. Jenna Jameson. To be judged. With nothing.
Your success, your possessions, your beauty will not save you from your sin. I don’t condemn you, and I hope others don’t either. We’re all guilty before the same God, and apart from Jesus Christ, only hopelessness remains. Won’t you please entrust the care of your immortal soul to Jesus Christ for eternal life? Won’t you please show your children the kind of love the Father in Heaven has shown you, by surrendering your life over to Him?
I will be praying for you, and you have my word on that.
Mike
11.16.2009
H.A. IRONSIDE AND THE THRESHING FLOOR:
PASSAGE:
“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ‘Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.’
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?’
But Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.’ Then he allowed Him.” (Matthew 3:7-15)
BACKGROUND:
Ancient farmers harvesting crops utilized a multi-stage process for separating edible grains from inedible stalks. First was the reaping of the crop – cutting it with sickles and gathering it in nets or baskets and carried to a threshing floor. Next, cattle pulling heavy sleds trampled the stalks of grain, separating the edible wheat or ears from the inedible stalks or chaff. Third, the farmer would gather the trampled crops with either a winnowing basket (much like a large sieve or colander) or fork, throw it in the air, and the husks or chaff would be blown away by the wind produced either by nature or by a winnowing fan. This process of separation is called, “winnowing”. Finally, the chaff/stalks would then be discarded into a fire and burned, and dry elements (such as dried twigs, straw, or leaves) burn very intensely for as long as the dry fuel is fed into the fire.
COMMENTARY BY H.A. IRONSIDE:
“Such a ministry is needed greatly today when men have lost, in large measure, the sense of the sinfulness of sin. It is useless to preach the gospel of grace of God to men who have no realization of their need of that grace. Only when the soul is awakened to see its uncleanness and unrighteousness in the eye of a holy God will there be the cry, ‘God be merciful to me a sinner.’”
“John’s message was a call to self-judgment. He urged the people to take sides with God against themselves.”
“While good works have no value so far as procuring salvation is concerned, the truly repentant one shows by a new life the reality of his profession by turning to God and away from his iniquities.”
“Too often in our days the ax is laid to the fruit of the tree. But it is the root that is wrong. There must be a new man if there would be fruit for God. To lay the ax to the root of the tree implies the utter condemnation of the natural man and suggests the positive need of new birth.”
Regarding the baptism of Jesus: “It was not in order that He might set us a good example that Jesus was baptized, but rather that He might identify Himself with sinners as the One who was to make Himself responsible to satisfy every righteous claim for those who owned that they were justly under the curse of the violated law, and so with no righteousness of their own.”
CONCLUSION:
Matthew included the telling of the separation of the wheat from the chaff by winnowing and threshing with the telling of Jesus’ baptism because a lack of self-judgment upon our own sin will result in our damning judgment by Jesus. And His baptism would serve to prove His identification with sinners who recognize the curse due us and our need for a Savior – the only One who could fully bear our sin.
“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ‘Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.’
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?’
But Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.’ Then he allowed Him.” (Matthew 3:7-15)
BACKGROUND:
Ancient farmers harvesting crops utilized a multi-stage process for separating edible grains from inedible stalks. First was the reaping of the crop – cutting it with sickles and gathering it in nets or baskets and carried to a threshing floor. Next, cattle pulling heavy sleds trampled the stalks of grain, separating the edible wheat or ears from the inedible stalks or chaff. Third, the farmer would gather the trampled crops with either a winnowing basket (much like a large sieve or colander) or fork, throw it in the air, and the husks or chaff would be blown away by the wind produced either by nature or by a winnowing fan. This process of separation is called, “winnowing”. Finally, the chaff/stalks would then be discarded into a fire and burned, and dry elements (such as dried twigs, straw, or leaves) burn very intensely for as long as the dry fuel is fed into the fire.
COMMENTARY BY H.A. IRONSIDE:
“Such a ministry is needed greatly today when men have lost, in large measure, the sense of the sinfulness of sin. It is useless to preach the gospel of grace of God to men who have no realization of their need of that grace. Only when the soul is awakened to see its uncleanness and unrighteousness in the eye of a holy God will there be the cry, ‘God be merciful to me a sinner.’”
“John’s message was a call to self-judgment. He urged the people to take sides with God against themselves.”
“While good works have no value so far as procuring salvation is concerned, the truly repentant one shows by a new life the reality of his profession by turning to God and away from his iniquities.”
“Too often in our days the ax is laid to the fruit of the tree. But it is the root that is wrong. There must be a new man if there would be fruit for God. To lay the ax to the root of the tree implies the utter condemnation of the natural man and suggests the positive need of new birth.”
Regarding the baptism of Jesus: “It was not in order that He might set us a good example that Jesus was baptized, but rather that He might identify Himself with sinners as the One who was to make Himself responsible to satisfy every righteous claim for those who owned that they were justly under the curse of the violated law, and so with no righteousness of their own.”
CONCLUSION:
Matthew included the telling of the separation of the wheat from the chaff by winnowing and threshing with the telling of Jesus’ baptism because a lack of self-judgment upon our own sin will result in our damning judgment by Jesus. And His baptism would serve to prove His identification with sinners who recognize the curse due us and our need for a Savior – the only One who could fully bear our sin.
11.15.2009
JUDGMENT BEGINS WITH ME:
How often do I point the finger at others: “Change your ways!”? How much more often do I neglect the correction of my own? It’s easy to critique others’ righteousness, but excruciating to examine mine. It’s simple to exhort others with well-crafted words, but difficult to lead with an exemplary life.
I can be quite Pharisaical in my proverbial finger-pointing, and I seem to know pretty well what others ought to be thinking, doing, and saying. But how well do I SHOW them by example? While I have great expectations for others about their sin, my own sin, if I’m careless, quietly goes unchecked.
“If we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. And again, ‘The LORD will judge His people.’ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Heb 10:26-31)
“For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now if the righteous one is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” (1Pet4:17-18).
Thankfully, the Holy Author make it absolutely clear in scripture that true salvation is permanent and nothing can be done to abrogate His work in us. However, faith apart from action (obedience to His word included) is dead faith, and I dread standing before God Almighty after having reviled and defiled His grace myriad times and ways.
May God have mercy on those who do not know Jesus Christ; and may God have mercy on me for what I’ve done after having benefited from such a great grace. I cannot answer for others at the final judgment; only for me.
And judgment begins with me...
I can be quite Pharisaical in my proverbial finger-pointing, and I seem to know pretty well what others ought to be thinking, doing, and saying. But how well do I SHOW them by example? While I have great expectations for others about their sin, my own sin, if I’m careless, quietly goes unchecked.
“If we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. And again, ‘The LORD will judge His people.’ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Heb 10:26-31)
“For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now if the righteous one is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” (1Pet4:17-18).
Thankfully, the Holy Author make it absolutely clear in scripture that true salvation is permanent and nothing can be done to abrogate His work in us. However, faith apart from action (obedience to His word included) is dead faith, and I dread standing before God Almighty after having reviled and defiled His grace myriad times and ways.
May God have mercy on those who do not know Jesus Christ; and may God have mercy on me for what I’ve done after having benefited from such a great grace. I cannot answer for others at the final judgment; only for me.
And judgment begins with me...
11.11.2009
IS BEING POLITICALLY CORRECT KILLING US?
It seems we’ve become so intent on being politically correct in America that we’re afraid to call things for what they truly are. Is being politically correct killing us? In the case of Army Psychiatrist Major Nidal Hassan, military spokespeople are timid about calling this man a terrorist, not even a domestic terrorist. We called Timothy McVeigh one several years ago when he blew up the federal building in Oklahoma. But today, we’re afraid to label Hassan simply because he’s Muslim.
“Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey said Sunday it's important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about Hasan's Muslim faith, and he has instructed his commanders to be on the lookout for anti-Muslim reaction to the killings at the Texas post.”
Seriously? We should not be on the lookout for anti-Muslim reaction? Why not? Take a look at the horrors committed daily around the globe and ask yourself if we shouldn’t react adversely to Islamists (those who wish to see the law of Allah - sharia law - be the rule of nations).
“Casey says diversity in the military ‘gives us strength.’”
“Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey said Sunday it's important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about Hasan's Muslim faith, and he has instructed his commanders to be on the lookout for anti-Muslim reaction to the killings at the Texas post.”
Seriously? We should not be on the lookout for anti-Muslim reaction? Why not? Take a look at the horrors committed daily around the globe and ask yourself if we shouldn’t react adversely to Islamists (those who wish to see the law of Allah - sharia law - be the rule of nations).
“Casey says diversity in the military ‘gives us strength.’”
Maybe so, but does he expect us to be fools and ignore tell-tale warning signs? What if tomorrow another Muslim displays similar characteristics as did Hassan? Would we call it for what it is, or would we again cower to the pressures of a society gone amok? Are we so bent on calling radical Islam “diversity” that we ignore the warning signs? If I stop a pickup truck and in the back seat is a face mask, a bloody knife, and gloves, would it be prudent for me to ignore these things as tell-tale signs that something is wrong? I guess Mr. Casey would like me to explain it away as mere hunting gear…even if the deer isn’t in the bed of the truck.
(Full article here)
“His fellow students complained to the faculty about Hasan's ‘anti-American propaganda,’ but said a fear of appearing discriminatory against a Muslim student kept officers from filing a formal written complaint.”
A sad day in America has arrived when our citizens are afraid of backlash. Had they sounded the alarm about the apparent extremist Muslim beliefs Hassan held, those 13 people (and several wounded) may not have been killed on November 5th.
“‘The system is not doing what it's supposed to do,’ said Dr. Val Finnell, who studied with Hasan from 2007-2008 in the master's program in public health at the military's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. ‘He at least should have been confronted about these beliefs, told to cease and desist, and to shape up or ship out.’
That’s easy to say now, but why wasn’t it brought up last month?
“‘We have not established a motive for the shootings at this time,’ said Army Criminal Investigative Command spokesman Chris Grey.”
No motive? Here, let me help you out a little bit with establishing a motive. We westerners, who primarily ascribe to the Christian belief system, are the enemies of Muslims. Here are a couple excerpts from their holy book: “The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger…is execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet…” (Surah 5:32), and “…when you meet the Unbelievers (non-muslims) in fight, smite at their necks. Thus you are commanded. But if it had been Allah’s will, he could certainly have executed retribution from them himself, but he lets you fight.” (Surah 47:4).
“His fellow students complained to the faculty about Hasan's ‘anti-American propaganda,’ but said a fear of appearing discriminatory against a Muslim student kept officers from filing a formal written complaint.”
A sad day in America has arrived when our citizens are afraid of backlash. Had they sounded the alarm about the apparent extremist Muslim beliefs Hassan held, those 13 people (and several wounded) may not have been killed on November 5th.
“‘The system is not doing what it's supposed to do,’ said Dr. Val Finnell, who studied with Hasan from 2007-2008 in the master's program in public health at the military's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. ‘He at least should have been confronted about these beliefs, told to cease and desist, and to shape up or ship out.’
That’s easy to say now, but why wasn’t it brought up last month?
“‘We have not established a motive for the shootings at this time,’ said Army Criminal Investigative Command spokesman Chris Grey.”
No motive? Here, let me help you out a little bit with establishing a motive. We westerners, who primarily ascribe to the Christian belief system, are the enemies of Muslims. Here are a couple excerpts from their holy book: “The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger…is execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet…” (Surah 5:32), and “…when you meet the Unbelievers (non-muslims) in fight, smite at their necks. Thus you are commanded. But if it had been Allah’s will, he could certainly have executed retribution from them himself, but he lets you fight.” (Surah 47:4).
(Full article here.)
“‘When a white guy shoots up a post office, they call that going postal,’ said Victor Benjamin II, 30, a former member of the Army. ‘But when a Muslim does it, they call it jihad.’”
That’s because the white guys have done it primarily because of relationships gone sour, or anger against their employers, or loss of jobs, etc. It’s not usually a religious bent that drives them to insanity. They are all still wrong for doing it, and they should be handled as criminals. The warning signs for postal-going shouldn’t be ignored, but we ignore the Muslim extremist warning signs all the time!
“Still, Mr. Benjamin added, Major Hassan had overlooked an important, and peaceable, tenet of Islam. “We do have the right to retaliate,” he said, “but he who does not is twice blessed.”
Well, Mr. Benjamin, I guess Mr. Hassan only read its contradictory counterpart in Surah 47:4.
“‘When a white guy shoots up a post office, they call that going postal,’ said Victor Benjamin II, 30, a former member of the Army. ‘But when a Muslim does it, they call it jihad.’”
That’s because the white guys have done it primarily because of relationships gone sour, or anger against their employers, or loss of jobs, etc. It’s not usually a religious bent that drives them to insanity. They are all still wrong for doing it, and they should be handled as criminals. The warning signs for postal-going shouldn’t be ignored, but we ignore the Muslim extremist warning signs all the time!
“Still, Mr. Benjamin added, Major Hassan had overlooked an important, and peaceable, tenet of Islam. “We do have the right to retaliate,” he said, “but he who does not is twice blessed.”
Well, Mr. Benjamin, I guess Mr. Hassan only read its contradictory counterpart in Surah 47:4.
(Full article here)
11.08.2009
DORITOS COMMERCIAL, by Eric Hilliard
My buddy, Eric Hilliard, entered this commercial in a Doritos superbowl commerical/advertisement contest. Doritos will pick 6 finalists in January, and the #1 spot (voted by the viewers) will be highlighted in the 2010 Superbowl!
Check it out, this one's brill!
(Maybe Eric will post in the comments section exactly what we need to do to vote this one to the #1 spot.)
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